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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Walthamstow 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: portion of girls who present educational and psychological difficulties. Figures for the past three years are as follows :—

portion of girls who present educational and psychological difficulties. Figures for the past three years are as follows :—

% Boys% Girls
19487525
19496832
19506238

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The children seen by the Psychologist have come from all
types of schools, and from all age groups as the following tables
show :—

Table: Table I.—-School placement of Children seen by Psychologist.

Table I.—-School placement of Children seen by Psychologist.

Pre-schoolInfantsJuniorsSec. ModernSee. GrammerSec. Tech. SpecialOver School ageTotal
Girls1226267l3 16—91
Boys1029472643 292150

Table: Table II.—Nos. of Children in different age groups seen by Psycholotrist.

Table II.—Nos. of Children in different age groups seen by Psycholotrist.

Ages5 and under6789101112131415Total
Girls18196116127504391
Boys181529131511209776150
Totals36343524212327147119241

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There has been a significant decrease in the number of children
from Junior Schools, but 11+ still seems to be the peak age for
children beyond the Infant stages who have been seen. The majority
of these eleven years old's experienced some difficulty in adjusting
themselves to Secondary School life.
The Psychologist saw children at the request of Head teachers,
medical officers, parents and others. Table III gives the sources of
referral with percentages of cases from each source.

Table: Table III.—Case Referral.

Table III.—Case Referral.

Head Teacher90595358
Medical Officers30202225
Parents11766
Speech Therapists5433
Court22——
Miscellaneous12878

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The children ranged in intelligence from the extremely brilliant
to the ineducable. Table IV shows the numbers in the three large
categories of intelligence — above average, average, and below
average :—